Foot stabilizer for a bike pedal
AssigneeScheiman Rebuild Fitness, Inc.
InventorDonald R. Scheiman
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Abstract
A platform upon which a humans foot can be placed has an upper and a lower surface, distal and proximal ends respectively corresponding to the toes and heel of the humans foot, and a ridge extending approximately vertically from the platforms upper surface around the perimeter of the proximal end of the platform to aid in retaining the humans heel at the proximal position of the platform when positioned on the upper surface of the platform. Associated with the platform is a distal plate adjustably connected to the distal region of the lower surface of the platform.
Claims14
An article of manufacture for positioning a human foot on a bicycle pedal to aid a human in operating a bicycle having such a pedal, which article comprises
- (a) a platform upon which the human's foot can be placed, the platform having an upper and a lower surface, distal and proximal ends respectively corresponding to the toes and heel of the human's foot, and a ridge extending approximately vertically from the platform's upper surface around the perimeter of the proximal end of the platform to aid in retaining the human's heel at the proximal position of the platform when positioned on the upper surface of the platform;
- (b) a distal plate adjustably connectable to the distal region of the lower surface of the platform, the distal plate having a distal edge and a proximal edge aligned with the distal and proximal regions of the platform, and
- (c) a proximal plate adjustably connectable to the proximal region of the lower surface of the platform, the proximal plate having a distal edge and a proximal edge aligned with the distal and proximal regions of the platform, wherein the distal plate and the proximal plate extend toward each other when the lower surface of the platform is positioned on the pedal by engaging the pedal between the lower surface of the platform and the upper surfaces of the distal and proximal plates, so that the plates are adjustable connected to the platform to secure the pedal to the lower surface of the platform and allow the human's foot to be positioned and maintained to the upper surface of the platform as the bicycle pedal is rotated.
The article of claim1, wherein two projections extend from the lower surface of the distal end of the platform on either side of the distal plate to prevent lateral movement of the plate and two projections extend from the lower surface of the proximal end of the platform on either side of the proximal plate to prevent lateral movement of the plate.
An article of manufacture for positioning a human foot on a bicycle pedal to aid a human in operating a bicycle having such a pedal, which article comprises
- (a) a platform upon which the human's foot can be placed, the platform having an upper and a lower surface, distal and proximal ends respectively corresponding to the toes and heel of the human's foot, and a ridge extending approximately vertically from the platform's upper surface around the perimeter of the proximal end of the platform to aid in retaining the human's heel at the proximal position of the platform when positioned on the upper surface of the platform;
- (b) at least one flexible, elongated plate having a distal end corresponding to the distal end of the platform and a proximal end corresponding to the proximal end of the platform and an upper and lower surface, which plate is adjustably connected to the distal and proximal regions of the lower surface of the platform so that the platform may be secured to the pedal and allow the human's foot to be positioned and maintained to the upper surface of the platform as the bicycle pedal is rotated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.